. Poultry-craft. A text-book for poultry keepers ... Poultry. \evy hardy ; meat breed ; large brown eggs ; sitters ; the largest vari- ety of fowls. The Standard weights, cock 12 lbs., cockerel 10 lbs., hen 9}^ lbs., pullet 8 lbs. Colors, black and white, as seen in the cut, except that in the flight feathers of the wings, not visible when folded, black largely predominates. They have pea combs ; red ear lobes; short, full, spreading tails ; beaks yellow, with horn colored stripe on upper bill; yellow skin and legs ; the outer sides of shanks, and outer and middle toes heavily feathered. Light
. Poultry-craft. A text-book for poultry keepers ... Poultry. \evy hardy ; meat breed ; large brown eggs ; sitters ; the largest vari- ety of fowls. The Standard weights, cock 12 lbs., cockerel 10 lbs., hen 9}^ lbs., pullet 8 lbs. Colors, black and white, as seen in the cut, except that in the flight feathers of the wings, not visible when folded, black largely predominates. They have pea combs ; red ear lobes; short, full, spreading tails ; beaks yellow, with horn colored stripe on upper bill; yellow skin and legs ; the outer sides of shanks, and outer and middle toes heavily feathered. Light Brahmas are very popu- lar with poultry keepers of all classes. Though considered a Pij;. 56. Light Brahmas. meat breed, they are good layers when handled properly, and they produce the most of their eggs when eggs bring the highest prices. If managed and fed right the chicks make good broilers or frys, and as large roasters the full-grown fowls aie unsurpassed atoong pure bred fowls. 79. Dark Brahmas. — Fig. 57. — Hardy ; meat breed ; brown eggs ; sitters. Except for their pea combs they would be classed by a novice as silver or gray Cochins. In shape they are between Light Brahmas and Cochins. Standard weights are : cock 11 lbs., cockerel 9 Fig, 57, Dark Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston, I. S. Johnson & co.
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